‘Accused may have raped other girls too’
Investigators probing the Shakti Mills gangrape case suspect the accused had earlier raped other girls too in the dilapidated Shakti Mills compound, but due to the fear of the social stigma, none of t
Yuva Sena’s absence from protests raises eyebrows
The youth wings of all major political parties, except the Yuva Sena, on Saturday agitated against the state government and burnt the effigy of home minister R.R.
Women journos meet governor
Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on Saturday assured women journalists that he will take up the issue of women’s safety in the state with chief minister Prithviraj Chavan.
Poacher killed in NDA premises
In an alarming security breach at the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla in Pune, a suspected poacher was killed while his accomplices escaped after trading rounds with the NDA military per
24 MSBTE student projects up for patents
Patented research in the state is no more the prerogative of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B).
Gold hits 9-month high; silver regains Rs 54k mark
Gold staged a smart rally and hit a nine-month high at the domestic bullion market Saturday on strong buying from stockists amid jewellery and investment demand in the backdrop of surge in global commodity market.
Cong MP asks for support
Vilas Muttemwar, a Congress MP from Nagpur, has written a letter to all 24 Congress MLAs from Vidarbha, appealing to them to unite in support of statehood for Vidarbha.
Chidambaram meets top bankers to shore up fund inflows
Finance minister P. Chidambaram Saturday held a closed-door meeting here with top bankers to take stock of the situation in the wake of rupee volatility and ways to shore up foreign capital to bridge the widening current account gap.
40 tonnes of garbage on Juhu beach daily
While Mumbai generates about 7000 metric tonnes of garbage each day, the sea throws up additional waste.
Markets continue to decline for 5th week, drop 79 points
In spite of last two days’ recovery, both key indices Sensex and Nifty continued to decline for the straight fifth week on persistent selling pressure due to sustained depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar.